Archaeological Hoaxes Round-Up! - Ep 147

Sometimes modern humans just can't resist the urge to falsify archaeological evidence - we don't always know why, but sometimes it may be to support their own theory of history, or sometimes just for a joke. In this episode we explore 3 archaeological hoaxes, who the perpetrators were (if known) and why they did it. Links * Segment 1 * Spencer Lake Horse Skull [https://www.mpm.edu/node/27107?fbclid=IwAR3WRTw1BKkLM8sW8sGPVuK9FblpvHwRp8NBjcUO79TW8MeibGYexo4h6-E] * Pseudo archaeological Claims of Horses in the Americas [https://ahotcupofjoe.net/2019/07/pseudoarchaeological-claims-of-horses-in-the-americas/?fbclid=IwAR0SUcDJxUBhu5xzhzWKWGqnTzaRiFLKaxmdH50dtuhfJuBDaThSuDFdWtw] * Segment 2 * The 'Coso Artifact' [http://www.badarchaeology.com/out-of-place-artefacts/anomalously-old-technology/the-%E2%80%98coso-artifact%E2%80%99/] * The Coso Artifact: Mystery from the Depths of Time [http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/coso.html] * The Coso Artifact (NCSE) [https://ncse.ngo/coso-artifact] Contact * Chris Webster * [email protected] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store [https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724] Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/]

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